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Climate change and biodiversity loss: A dangerous combination?

Diversity makes us stronger. The diversity of life, biodiversity, is what unites and sustains us as living things on this tiny planet. And without it our tiny planet is in trouble.
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19 Aug 2017

Planet Earth II: one of many fantastic nature and science documentaries

Planet Earth II, the newest BBC wildlife documentary is premiering on BBC America!! If you have BBC, definitely watch! There are also more ways to watch, and you can find out how here. I will definitely be watching!
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7 Feb 2017

Bigger Than a 3-inch Fish

By now I’m sure you’ve heard Donald Trump‘s California rally declaration  “There is…
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30 May 2016

Xenodiagnosis: a method for pathogen detection

As an ecologist something that I am interested in understanding more about…
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9 May 2016

Innovations of 2015: CRISPR and gene drive systems used in reducing malaria transmission

There are many achievements in science and technology that deserve celebration from…
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2 Jan 2016

Mating Systems

Last blog I mentioned some specifics about horse shoe crab mating behavior…
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31 Aug 2015

A biologist’s bucket list

For every biologist there is a list of natural events or places…
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25 Jul 2015Comments: 2

BioBlitz: a coming together of scientists, naturalists, and the community

One of the reasons I wanted to start contributing to a blog…
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20 Jun 2015

In New Jersey, threatened birds find refuge in one of the most populated areas of the state.

New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the US, with…
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9 Jan 2015
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Megan, Jill, Tony, Caroline and Dominic discuss their favorite topics in ecology and evolution in SciFund’s own Eco Tome Blog.

The aptly named clearwing butterfly (Photo credit: https://www.rockcostarica.com/lake-arenal/gallery/clearwing-butterfly/).
The aptly named clearwing butterfly (Photo credit: https://www.rockcostarica.com/lake-arenal/gallery/clearwing-butterfly/).

Their favorite topics include:

  • urban ecology
    
  • ecology of diseases and vectors
  • the evolution of biodiversity

They also tackle "big-issue" biology. Such as:

  • climate change
  • pollination ecology
  • evolution and creationism